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Here at FlickDirect, our goal is to provide up-to-date reviews on theatrical, home entertainment, and television series. Check out the scoop on upcoming films or programming, and even our take on the classsics from our critics and Roten Tomoatoes Approved, Allison Rose.
 
(Maureen Buccellato) 2/11/2019 10:46 PM EDT Tyler Perry's Nobody's Fool premiered in theaters back in November, and, now, you will be able to either relive the film or experience it for the first time on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital HD on February 12, 2019.Nobody's Fool follows the story of Danica (Tika Sumpter; Southside with You), an ad executive who seems to have it all - a g... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 2/11/2019 1:10 PM EDT When James Cameron (Avatar; Titanic) read Yukito Kishiro's Manga, Gunnm, twenty years ago he knew he wanted to make it into a major motion picture with himself directing. However, his other projects derailed his desire and, after having penned the screenplay, Cameron handed over the work to protégé, Robert Rodriguez (Sin Cit... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 2/11/2019 10:47 AM EDT What would you do if your husband, whose livelihood is crime, suddenly dies in a job gone bad? What if that same husband leaves you the plans for his next heist? What if mob-like boss shows up demanding the two million dollars your husband stole from him the night he died? Welcome to Veronica's (Viola Davis; Fences) world. In the ... Read More |
(Allison Skornick-Rose) 2/7/2019 10:29 PM EDT In 2005 the International Olympic Committee officially terminated Baseball as an Olympic sport. In response, the World Baseball Classic was created with the inaugural tournament played the following year in 2006. Made up of 16 teams from around the globe it featured the best baseball players, many of whom play professionally. The Classi... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 2/5/2019 8:46 PM EDT Forrest Tucker (Robert Redford; Captain America: The Winter Soldier) was a career criminal. He broke out of prison successfully eighteen times in his lifetime, robbed probably hundreds of banks and stole an estimated four million plus dollars. He was described as a gentleman who was always nicely dressed and well put together as he held... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 2/4/2019 9:03 PM EDT At the ripe old age of twenty-three, John Singleton wrote and directed his first feature film – Boyz n the Hood. The movie offered an honest look at the lives of young black men living in an impoverished neighborhood in California and garnered Singleton two Oscar nominations. Two years later his second film, Poetic Justice, was re... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 2/1/2019 9:15 AM EDT In June 1914, a young Bosnian named Gavrilo Princip, tired of the Austro- Hungarian rule in Bosnia, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie in Sarajevo. This act led to the July Crisis and by August 1914 France, Britain, and Russia were at war with Austria-Hungry, Germany, and Italy. This conflict became known as Worl... Read More |
(Sean McCloskey) 1/28/2019 4:13 PM EDT The Nutcracker story is synonymous with the Christmas holiday season. The famous ballet is known the world over and has been enchanting audiences for well over a hundred years. Disney took this classic story and released The Nutcracker and the Four Realms back in November to some pretty critical reviews. Now, the film will be available on 4K UHD to... Read More |
(Alyn Darnay) 1/24/2019 9:15 PM EDT Once upon a time...That's the way all fairytales, old and new, usually begins, so I thought I'd start my review by honoring this modern take on one of them in the same way. "The Kid Who Would Be King" is quite simply a wonderfully bright new take on the Arthurian legend. Part "Goonies" style action adventure, part allegory, and ... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 1/22/2019 10:51 AM EDT Racial Profiling is defined as the use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having committed an offense and it is a problem that plagues cities across this country. Recently a number of unarmed young, black men have been killed by police officers who saw them as a threat simply based on the color of their skin. When... Read More |
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